In the US, the number of people filing for unemployment benefits has decreased slightly. The Labor Department reported that applications for jobless aid were 215,000 in the week ending July 4. This is a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week.

This decrease suggests that layoffs in the US remain low. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are an indicator of the health of the US job market.

Further details on the US job market are available from the Labor Department's reports, including the June jobs report which showed a decrease in hiring and a drop in the unemployment rate to 4.2%.